IT Staff Manager – OCIO

Qualcomm•San Diego, CA

About The Position

The IT Staff Manager is a senior leadership role within the Offices of the CIO, responsible for driving several of IT’s most critical enterprise‑level strategic imperatives. This role provides centralized leadership and orchestration across 360 deals, Vendor Management Office (VMO), and IT Labor Relations, while enabling and amplifying the effectiveness of other OCIO offices. This leader ensures that OCIO capabilities operate cohesively to support the rhythm of the CIO, enterprise governance, financial transparency, employee engagement, and disciplined portfolio execution. In addition, this role serves as a flexible program leader for high‑priority executive initiatives, standing up and leading “tiger teams” to incubate new capabilities before they are operationalized or transitioned into steady‑state ownership. This will also be responsible for representing OCIO's AI efforts (AI POC).

Requirements

10+ years of experience in IT leadership, business operations, enterprise program management, or related roles.
Demonstrated success leading enterprise‑level initiatives with high visibility and cross‑functional complexity.
Strong understanding of IT financial management, vendor governance, and workforce / labor considerations.
Proven ability to operate effectively within matrixed, global organizations.
Experience managing and developing teams.
8+ years of IT-related work experience with a Bachelor's degree OR 10+ years of IT-related work experience without a Bachelor’s degree.
5+ years of supervisory or leadership experience.

Nice To Haves

Exceptional executive communication and stakeholder management skills.
Strong business judgment with the ability to balance speed, rigor, and pragmatism.
Comfort operating in ambiguity and building structure where none exists.
Experience supporting CIO‑level operating models, governance forums, or portfolio processes.
Continuous improvement mindset and enterprise‑first orientation.

Responsibilities

Lead OCIO accountability for 360 deal oversight and orchestration, ensuring alignment across IT, Legal, Finance, Procurement, and business stakeholders.
Own and evolve the Vendor Management Office (VMO) operating model, including vendor governance, performance transparency, and executive reporting.
Provide centralized oversight and coordination for IT Labor Relations, partnering closely with HR, Legal, and IT leadership.
Own and evolve OCIO's AI vision and plan.
Partner with Executive Management Office leads to support the CIO operating rhythm, including: All Hands Meetings (AHMs), Executive presentations and communications, CIO agenda planning and special initiative triage.
Ensure executive‑level materials are outcome‑focused, aligned, and decision‑ready.
Partner with Biz Ops Office leads to support (as needed): Strengthening the central IT budget management processes, working in close partnership with Finance and Business Operations leads; Enabling and scaling Business Operations Lead (BOL) capabilities across IT domains; Driving consistency, transparency, and discipline in business operations governance.
Partner with the Delivery Office (as needed) to help establish and mature Strategic Portfolio Management (SPM) capabilities.
Support portfolio prioritization, intake, and governance processes aligned to ITLT and CIO expectations.
Enable cross‑initiative coordination to ensure focus on the highest‑value enterprise outcomes.
Program‑manage high‑priority CIO or ITLT initiatives that require rapid incubation, cross‑functional coordination, or temporary centralized leadership.
Stand up, lead, and dissolve tiger teams as initiatives mature or transition to steady‑state ownership.